1) Wow, talk about a turnaround for the Texans. A 6.5-game improvement? I don't see it, even if they draft a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick. The Redskins and the Falcons each are predicted to improve by four games. The latter I see as a possibility. I'm not sure about the former.

2) Not much confidence in the AFC West, eh? Or the NFC East, which apparently will be awfully mediocre again.

3) You have to love the consistency of the Cowboys. They've finished 8-8 the previous three years, and they're predicted to go 8-8 again. Perfectly average, though, likely would get coach Jason Garrett fired after the season.

And as always, when it comes to the NFL, the action can never come soon enough. Visual evidence below.